Details
Reading Comprehension Book 4 includes 31 selections in the following 7 subject areas. A sample passage title is given for each subject area:
Social StudiesHarriet Tubman
ScienceThe Water Cycle
Philosophy, Logic, and LanguageWriting on Stone
Combined SubjectsBreaking the Sound Barrier
MathWhy We Have a Seven-Day Week
LiteratureThe Palm Tree of the Iroquois
The ArtsMichelangelo
In each lesson, the presentation of the passage consistently follows the same 7-step format:
About the Passageintroduces the selection to the reader and activates prior knowledge
Reason for Readingexplains the reading skill emphasized
The Selectionthematically organized selections across subject matter.
Thinking it Overlists two to three broad questions to be answered in writing
Studying the Passageasks questions about the main idea, facts, and sequence, and asks students to draw conclusions, make assumptions, and interpret.
Using the Wordsencourages students to use new vocabulary words in a paragraph
Writing about Ithas students answer questions about the contents of the selection and offer their interpretation or opinion
Skills Addressed Story recall
Sequencing
Identifying facts
Drawing conclusions
Vocabulary development
Main idea
Extending thoughts in writing
Inference. Includes Teacher's Edition/Answer Key.
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